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Donald Trump declared on late Wednesday that he had signed the measure resoundingly approved by American lawmakers that instructs the justice department to make public more files regarding Jeffrey Epstein, the dead child sexual abuser.

The move comes after months of resistance from the chief executive and his political allies in the House and Senate that split his political supporters and generated conflicts with various established backers.

The president had resisted releasing the Epstein files, labeling the situation a "false narrative" and railing against those who sought to release the documents public, notwithstanding promising their release on the political campaign.

However he altered his position in recent days after it become clear the House would approve the measure. Donald Trump commented: "Everything is transparent".

The details are unknown what the justice department will release in response to the bill – the bill specifies a range of potential items that must be released, but includes exemptions for some materials.

Donald Trump Approves Legislation to Compel Release of Additional Epstein Files

The bill mandates the top justice official to make unclassified Epstein-connected records open for review "in a searchable and downloadable format", including all investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, his associate Maxwell, travel documentation and journey documentation, persons mentioned or identified in connection with his offenses, entities that were tied to his trafficking or economic systems, exemption arrangements and other plea agreements, organizational messages about prosecution choices, records of his confinement and death, and particulars about possible record elimination.

The justice department will have one month to provide the documents. The legislation includes specific exclusions, such as removals of personal details of victims or individual documents, any depictions of minor exploitation, disclosures that would endanger ongoing inquiries or prosecutions and representations of demise or mistreatment.

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